Neville Goddard on 2 Peter 3:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Peter 3 in context

Scripture Focus

15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:15-18

Biblical Context

Peter declares that the Lord’s long-suffering is salvation and that Paul’s wisdom is written for you. He warns that some things in Scripture are hard to understand and urges you to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's lens, the verses reveal the condition of your inner state. Longsuffering is not time passing but the steady patience of consciousness—the quiet patience where your I AM listens and perceives itself as salvation already present. Paul’s writings represent the master teacher within, using wisdom to awaken you to your own divine structure, not as external authority but as inward guidance that you can revise by imagination. The “hard to understand” parts point to moments when your unsteady states wrestle with truth, creating confusion. Guard against such inner wrestlings by insisting on a fixed, steadfast awareness: you are the one knowing and choosing your reality. Grow in grace and knowledge is really the refinement of your inner habits, the cultivation of an awareness that Christ-reality is your present act of seeing. When you rest in that awareness, you fulfill the exhortations to perseverance and praise.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already the steadfast mind that knows salvation here and now. Let the feeling of inner certainty supplant doubt until your new awareness feels real.